Ashleigh Ball
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Born | Ashleigh Adele Ball March 31, 1983 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Alma mater | Canadian College of Performing Arts[1] |
Occupation(s) | Voice actress, musician |
Years active | 2002–present |
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Years active | 2004–present |
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Ashleigh Adele Ball[3] (born March 31, 1983)[4][5] is a Canadian voice actress and musician, known for singing in the rock band Hey Ocean!, as well as voicing characters in several toyetic movies and television series, notably the Barbie film series, Littlest Pet Shop, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.[6] She is the subject of the documentary A Brony Tale directed by Brent Hodge, which follows her through her first interactions with the Brony community at BronyCon 2012.[7]
Career
She had provided the voice of Feetface from Noggin from April 1, 2002, to April 6, 2003. Ball has found a fan following through her band Hey Ocean! and through bronies, the male fans of the television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a show in which she voices and sings as two of the six main characters, Applejack and Rainbow Dash.[8] Ball has been to several brony conventions, including BronyCon and Bay Area Brony Spectacular as a guest of honor. Ball stated in her documentary A Brony Tale, in which she is the main subject, "It's (My Little Pony) a really important part of a lot of these people's lives. So yeah, as long as My Little Ponies exist, there will be bronies."
Filmography
Anime
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
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2005 | Starship Operators | Sanri Wakana | [9] | |
2006 | Shakugan no Shana | Yukari Hirai | [9] | |
2007 | Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage | Hansel Maki | [9] | |
2017 | Gintama° | Ayame Sarutobi |
Animation
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
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2005–14 | Johnny Test | Mary Test, Sissy, others | [9] | |
2005–06 | Mix Master | Mary, Buma and others | [9] | |
2006 | Bratz | Kirstee | [9] | |
2007–08 | Edgar & Ellen | Stephanie, Miles, others | [9][10] | |
2009 | Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff | [9] | |
2010–present | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Applejack, Rainbow Dash, others | [9][11] | |
2012 | Action Dad | Mick Ramsey, others | [9] | |
2012–16 | Littlest Pet Shop | Blythe Baxter, Hubble, Baa Baa Lou, others | [9] | |
2013–2016 | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | Pinky, Spheria Suprema, others | [9] | |
2015 | Lego Elves | Emily, Aira, Mrs. Jones, Skyra | [9] | |
2015–present | Dinotrux | Skya, others | [9] | |
2015 | Exchange Student Zero | Charity, Peg | [9] | |
2015–present | The Deep | Fontaine Nekton, Ted, Todd | [9] | |
2016 | LoliRock | Talia, Missy Robins, others | [12] | |
2016–present | Ready Jet Go! | Jet | [13] | |
2016–present | Beat Bugs | Jay | [14] |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2005 | Action Man: X Missions the Movie | Operator Voice | [9] | |
2006 | The Barbie Diaries | The DJ | [9] | |
2006 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | Hadley, Isla | [9] | |
2007 | Bratz Fashion Pixiez | Sasha | [9] | |
2007 | Betsy Bubblegum's Journey Through Yummi-Land | Cara Caramel | [9] | |
2008 | Bratz Girlz Really Rock | Kirstee | [9] | |
2009 | Barbie Presents: Thumbelina | Violet | [9] | |
2009 | The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit | Plum Pudding, Berrykin #2 | [9] | |
2010 | Strawberry Shortcake: The Berryfest Princess Movie | Plum Pudding, Berrykin #2 | [9] | |
2010 | Bratz: Pampered Pets | Celia, Little Joanie | [9] | |
2011 | Thor: Tales of Asgard | Additional Voices | [15] | |
2012 | Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 | Kylie Morgan, Reporter | [9] | |
2012 | Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar | Popstar Keira | [9] | |
2013 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls | Applejack, Rainbow Dash | Limited theatrical release | [9] |
2014 | Heavenly Sword | Kai | Limited theatrical release | [9] |
2014 | Barbie and the Secret Door | Nori | [9] | |
2014 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks | Applejack, Rainbow Dash | Limited theatrical release | [9] |
2015 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games | Applejack, Rainbow Dash | Limited theatrical release in Europe | [9] |
2016 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree | Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Lyra Heartstrings | available on Netflix beginning October 1, 2016 | [9] |
2017 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Applejack, Rainbow Dash | Theatrical release | [9] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2012 | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Applejack, Rainbow Dash | ||
2013 | LEGO City Undercover | Ellie Phillips |
Live-action
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2014 | A Brony Tale | Herself | Documentary | [16] |
References
- ^ Mike Devlin. "Morgan Spurlock gives local filmmaker huge boost". Times Colonist. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Said The Whale and Hey Ocean! at The Cambrian Hall - Ronatron". ronatron.net. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ References to confirm middle name:
* Ashleigh Ball. "ashleigh adele ball (@ashperson) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
* "Ashleigh Ball on solemnly swearing to vote #InAdvance". Turn Up YVR. October 2, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
* "Big Blue Wave Lyrics". Lyrics.net. Retrieved December 8, 2015. - ^ Birthday posts from Hey Ocean:
- "Happy Birthday Ashleigh Ball!". Love Hey Ocean!. March 31, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- Hey Ocean! [@heyoceanband] (March 31, 2010). "Happy birthday ashleigh ball!!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 8, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ Furminger, Sabrina (April 30, 2014). "REEL PEOPLE: The trouble with Bronies". Westender. Vancouver. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "Band Profiles: Hey Ocean, The Spades, Said the Whale, Summerlad, Three Days Grace, Corb Lund, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Face to Face, Fratellis". Postmedia News. June 19, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Brony: The Movie Official Trailer released". Everfree.net. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ Andrea Warner. "COVER/MUSIC: Hey Ocean's Ashleigh Ball 'reins' over My Little Pony". Westender. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "Behind The Voice Actors - Ashleigh Ball". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 16, 2017. Check mark indicates BTVA has verified the role using screen capture of closing credits and other methods.
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- ^ "Interview with Ashleigh Ball of 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' - EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ Team LoliRock (November 26, 2015). "LoliRock Season 1 - Full english voice cast". Retrieved June 13, 2016 – via Tumblr.
- ^ "Ready Jet Go! Credits". PBSkids.Org. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
Starring Jet Ashleigh Ball
- ^ Beat Bugs (October 3, 2016). "Beat Bugs - Giving Voice To The Characters". Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Behind The Voice Actors - Thor: Tales of Asgard". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "BRONY: The Movie". YouTube. August 4, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
Bibliography
- Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410.
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